X Games To Host Call of Duty Tournament

The newest stop on the Call of Duty circuit will be Texas, X Gamesannounced alongside Major League Gaming. The upcoming X Games Austin will set the stage in June for the MLG Call of Duty: Ghosts tournament.

The invitation to compete for an X Games medal will be extended to eight teams in total: the top three teams from last month's Call of Duty Championship, as well as the top five teams based on MLG Pro Points.

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"We're looking to build something here that hopefully becomes a tradition at both the summer and the winter X Games over time," said MLG CEO Sundance DiGiovanni. "It's built in such a way where there's this tremendous scale in front of us."

Fans looking to catch the show can purchase a three-day ticket to X Games Austin which runs $89 USD and admits entry to the MLG tent alongside the festival's other attractions.

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This could be just the beginning of the relationship between MLG and X Games; assuming the Call of Duty tournament does well, we could see similar events incorporated into the future of the festival.

"The audiences are similar: youth, fun to play with, and they like music, sports and gaming. So it all kind of lines up with [the X Games] audience," said Tim Reed, senior director of content strategy for the X Games. "If the tent is full and people are enjoying it, then it's a success."

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